Violence against women

"Aurat Foundation Peshawar Resident Director Rukhshanda Naz cited lengthy judicial procedure and delay in disposal of such cases as the main reasons for increase in honour killing in the country."
Human Rights groups express grave concern for the recent incident in a remote village of Balochistan where women were brutally shot and apparently buried alive, three for choosing whom to marry and the other two for supporting them. Click here for more!
Alors qu'elle s'apprête à entamer sa 4e année à l'école primaire, elle a été mariée par son père à un quinquagénaire qui refuse d'invalider l'acte.
The Committee of Social Protection has launched a drive to create awareness among health workers about domestic violence and child abuse.
AHRC a été informée depuis une lointaine zone de la province du Baloutchistan que cinq femmes y ont été enterrée vivante.
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a remote area of Balochistan province, that five women were buried alive.
« Certains auteurs de violence étaient enfants pendant la guerre ; à l’époque, ils ont été exposés aux viols et aux violences sexuelles et depuis, ils continuent de le faire ».
The marriage between a 60-year-old man and a 10-year-old girl he 'won' in a bet has been postponed after protests from human rights groups.
Two Afghan women have been reported murdered by Taliban militants in the country's central Ghazni province.
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